News from Medical Directions
Medical Directions will be at the GPCE Conference!
Join Medical Directions' Kathryn Davis for three free information sessions as part of the Meet the Expert Program at the Brisbane GPCE Conference. Kath will speak in the areas of Accreditation and Disaster Prevention and Management and will introduce you to KnowNOW! by demonstrating its easy to use interface.
Look out for Kath at Stand 2302 from 14-16 September 2012!
Facebook
Medical Directions now has it's own Facebook page and invites you to follow them ... read more
New Forum
Medical Directions has added a Forum to it's website.
You can 'talk' with others about any issues regarding Accreditation or other practice issues you may have.
It's a great way to bounce ideas around with each other and pick up some great tips. You just need to register for the Forum and start asking those questions!
GPs win higher Medicare rebates for eHealth
Doctors will be allowed to claim higher rebates from Medicare for the extra time needed to prepare patient health summaries for the Federal Government's $466million electronic health records system after the Government caved in to mounting professional anger ... read more article by Adam Cresswell, Health Editor, The Australian 24 August
Minister Plibersek also confirmed the extension of the e-health Practice Incentive Payment (PIP) until May 2013 meaning GPs who have not yet set up their practice with e-health capabilities now have more time available to them to get their practice 'e-health ready'.
Closure of Medicare Chronic Dental Disease Scheme
The Government has announced the closure of the Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme from 1 December 2012. No Medicare benefits will be payable for any dental services provided under Medicare dental items 85011-87777 from this date. The cost of any future dental services will need to be met by the patient.
Patients who have not received the relevant GP care planning items prior to 8 September 2012 will not be able to access the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme from 8 September 2012 and prior to 1 December 2012 ... read more
MBS Online Updates
All MBS Files have now been updated for 1 August 2012 ... read more
Online information on adverse reactions to medicines
Health providers and consumers can now access online information about adverse events from medicines that have been reported to the TGA. This includes adverse events about prescription medicines, over the counter medicines and complementary medicines ... read more
New headache diary
NPS Medicinewise has launched a new headache diary to help people with frequent headaches to understand and manage their headaches. You can download a copy for your patients or give them the link at www.nps.org.au
Vaccine management
The KISS Guide to Vaccine Management website was developed as a joint initiative between General Practice Queensland and Queensland Health to support service providers in effective vaccine management.
Resources to help your practice plan and prepare in the event of a power failure have been added recently:
Australia's health 2012
'Australia's health 2012' is the thirteenth biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of national information on health in Australia. It provides answers to questions such as: How healthy are Australians? What major milestones affect health over the life course? How can we protect and promote good health? ... read more
